'Transformers 5' Spoilers: Chief Writer Reveals Prequel To Take Place 'Before Optimus Prime & Megatron Ever Came To Earth'
Akiva Goldsman, the head writer for Transformers 5, dished some about the sequels in an interview in IGN.
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One of the interesting reveals was about the animated prequel that has been conceptualized for the series. Goldsman said that "it takes place before Optimus and Megatron ever come to Earth."
The prequel will focus on Cybertron as an origin story, and it is going to be an animated feature helmed by Ant-Man writers Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari.
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He also spoke about other interesting aspects of the film like the inclusion of humans, and if the Transformers and humans need each other.
"Do I think Transformers can live without humans? Sure. Do I think humans can live without Transformers? Sure. In Transformers movies?" he says. "Sure! But, fundamentally, there seems to be something really great about the interaction between the two species. I think that, in the main, I would suggest that that would be something you wouldn't want to squander. Although that doesn't mean that you couldn't do all sorts of things for a little while."
The writing team that was led by Goldsman, featured Christina Hodson (The Fugitive), Lindsey Beer (Dig), Zak Penn (The Incredible Hulk), Jeff Pinker (Lost), Art Marcum and Matt Holloway (Iron Man), Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead), Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari (Ant-Man), Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down) and Geneva Robertson-Dworet.
Transformers 5 is set to release in 2017.
